Doretta Frenna Smith
Doretta Frenna Smith | |
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| Born | July 23, 1924 Trieste, Italy |
| Died | July 19, 2012 (aged 87) |
Doretta Frenna Smith (July 23, 1924 – July 19, 2012) was an artist born and raised in Trieste, Italy.[1] She was known for her impressionist realism watercolors.
Education
Her higher education in Italy includes; Magistrale Institute, The Technical Institute of Accounting, Commercial Institute of Comtometry, Berliz School of Languages, Enenkel School of Art and Design and Popolare University.
Personal life
She married an American serviceman and moved to the United States in December 1948 and settled in Jacksonville, North Carolina where she lived out her life. She put her work aside for several years to raise eight children.
Career
Smith taught at Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville NC for five years. In 1978 she returned to painting full time.
Her awards for her art are in the hundreds.